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SEATTLE (AP) – Shavonte Zellous’ buzzer-beating 3-pointer capped Indiana’s closing 15-0 run and lifted the Fever to a 68-66 victory over the Seattle Storm last night. Tamika Catchings had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Fever, who trailed by 13 with 4:04 to go. Briann January added 11 points and Zellous finished with 10. Camille Little scored 15 points to lead Seattle.

SEATTLE (AP) – For much of his first two seasons as manager of the Seattle Mariners, Eric Wedge has preached exactly what his team has practiced over the past month. The Mariners are coming off sweeps of Minnesota and Cleveland at home. They’ve won a season-high eight straight games – their longest winning streak since 2007 – and have the best record in baseball since the All-Star break at 25-13. Seattle has also won 15 of 16 home games after being 11 games below .500 at home in July.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Kenjon Barner is quick to say that he is no LaMichael James. And he doesn’t want to be. Barner takes over this season as the top running back for Oregon now that James has moved on to the San Francisco 49ers. He says he’s ready to establish his own legacy with the Ducks – separate from the one-two punch he formed with James the past two seasons.

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Joseph Dotson

The Viking senior competed in the Summit Decathlon in Bend, finishing fourth overall and setting personal records in nine of the ten events. His score, 6,034, was 1,100 points more than his previous best and was high enough to qualify for the New Balance Nationals set for June in North Carolina.

Honorable Mention is given to Mikaela Siegel. The Siuslaw Junior finished in fifth place at the Summit Heptathlon with 3,384 points; winning the 100-meter hurdles outright.

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Host Bob Sneddon will be speaking with Siuslaw Superintendent Ethel Angal and Elementary Principal Mike Harkelrode about curriculum at local schools. The three will also talk in depth about the transition to full -day kindergarten, beginning in the fall of 2015.

Also on the program, middle school science teacher Andy Marohl will preview a special STEM Night coming up at Siuslaw Middle School in April. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. The STEM night will include nearly three dozen interactive displays aimed at getting students (and their parents) involved.

Oregon Dunes restoration will be a topic as well. Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area manager Carl Bauer and Recreation Planner Angie Morris with the U.S. Forest Service will be in the studio to talk about efforts to restore more open sand.

We will also be meeting the new director of Florence's Lane Community College center, Russ Pierson.